The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

"Link! Wait for me!"

Cedric catches up to Link.

Link wasn't surprised by Cedric's arrival either.

He signaled Cedric not to speak in the crowded ordinary car, and took Cedric directly to the tea restaurant in the prefect's car.

"Sit down, Cedric, don't worry, drink a cup of black tea to moisten your mouth first, your lips are peeling."

While Link was talking, a porcelain teapot flew out automatically, filling them with hot tea.

Cedric was not in such a hurry when he got here.

He pointed to the box next door and said in a low voice:

"We're talking here, won't we disturb Emily's rest?"

"Don't worry, every box here is enchanted with a soundproof spell."

Cedric was relieved when he heard the words, and then lowered his voice and said:

"Then I'll be honest, what do you want to do?

Don't tell me that you dislike Malfoy or help your friends out. I know you too well. Just helping Hermione Granger head over your head won't make the Slytherins like this. You know you just got engaged to that Slytherin court bully..."

Cedric said that the voice behind was so low that it was almost inaudible. At the same time, he glanced at the next box vigilantly, and continued when he saw that there was still no movement:

"Link, I hope you can understand. As a friend, of course I can support you unconditionally. In fact, I did just now. But as the president of the Hogwarts student union, I must also know where you are. Planning something. This is the responsibility on my shoulders."

Hearing that Link took a sip of hot tea, he smiled and said:

"First of all I have to thank you for your help, as a friend you are truly impeccable. But the only thing I can say about this is that this year we are going to have a very special term."

"I knew it, I knew it all. Aren't you just worried that the Slytherins will turn against the Dark Lord? You are not the only one who has this kind of worry." Cedric seemed to be completely relaxed, leaning on the back of the chair Shaking his legs, he said, "Let me just say it straight. I came to you just to make sure if you really want to do something about this matter. I also don't want to see things develop to the point of no return. to the point that if you think like I do,

I can totally help you. "

Link's expression was a little surprised, as if he was surprised by Cedric's speech, he stared at Cedric for a long time before saying:

"Of course you want to help me. If you don't help me, we are friends, aren't we?"

"As I said, it depends on whether your ideas are consistent with mine. If what you want to do will harm the interests of Hogwarts and even the entire magic community in China, then even if we are best friends, I will And will never do anything for you.”

"This is the Cedric I know." Link said, "You can help me with confidence, our ideas are basically the same, we are all to fight the Dark Lord, and we are all to save Hogwarts and Hogwarts. country's magic world."

Hearing this, the smile finally returned to Cedric's serious face.

But before he could speak, Link continued:

"However, there is one point where your judgment is wrong. What we are about to face this semester is not only the defection of Slytherin and the pressure from the Dark Lord. After all, the trial of Harry Potter broke out during the summer vacation, and now we are talking to Fudge relationship is poor."

As a child of a pure wizard family, Cedric obviously knew what had happened, nodded thoughtfully and said:

"You mean that the Ministry of Magic will suppress Hogwarts? But I don't understand. Although a magic school like Hogwarts is also under the control of the Ministry of Magic, strictly speaking, it belongs to the principal and all teachers and students. .Even if Fudge had an idea, what would he do?"

"It's very simple," Link said with a chuckle, "For example, send a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in..."

Hearing this, Cedric suddenly raised his head, but Link waved his hand and continued:

"Look, Cedric, we're going to have an extraordinarily difficult semester ahead, and it's going to take all of us to make a difference."

"Then it is even more necessary to suppress Slytherin. At this time of crisis, we must take a ruthless approach to eliminate all unstable factors! Only in this way can we truly unite all forces!"

Cedric said.

His expression was ferocious and serious, completely different from his usual kindness and gentleness.

Link wasn't surprised by this.

Cedric's character is indeed kind, just and gentle.

But he is not a nice guy.

If you think about it carefully, you can understand, how can a good old man manage well a brat with hundreds of numbers in a grade, or even a few hundred in a college?

To be praised by Dumbledore as Hogwarts' most perfect student has already proved that Cedric is by no means a so-called saint, but a person with outstanding abilities in all aspects.

When it's time to kill decisively, he will never be soft-hearted.

Link nodded and said:

"You're right. But you have to know that most Slytherins haven't completely turned against the Dark Lord. You can't punish them for mistakes they haven't made yet."

"As long as you are human, how can there be no mistakes? I have reasons to punish them. I definitely have more experience in this area than you." Cedric smiled, "But I also understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will keep a good sense of proportion and will not directly push them back."

Link said with satisfaction:

"You know, with Slytherin, we generally have to implement the method of boiling frogs in warm water, which is the most deadly."

"In that case, then I won't disturb you and Emily's rest. Oh right. By the way, give me Pansy and Malfoy, and I'll hand them over to Professor McGonagall."

"It's natural."

Link got up and handed the sack over. He naturally knew that Cedric's main purpose of taking back the sack was actually to return to the prefect's compartment to be a good person to the Slytherins, but he didn't want to stop Cedric.

After all, as he said earlier, boiling frogs in warm water is the most deadly.

After getting the bag, Cedric left with a smile on his face.

Today he got the most satisfactory answer from Link, and he is in a very good mood.

And just as he stepped out of the school manager's car, the door of the box next to Link, which had been quiet all along, suddenly opened.

"Listening to you guys discussing how to deal with Slytherin House so openly, I really don't like it."

Emily sat beside Link while talking.

Her expression looked a little melancholy, and there was a red mark on her cheek - it was from sleeping on her pillow.

Link stretched out his hand to help Emily straighten her sleepy hair, and said softly:

"I understand how you feel, but we still need your help in our next plan. Huh! The ethos of Slytherin has been distorted by Voldemort. I believe you are also clear about this. Such a Slytherin is absolutely You can’t go far. And if you want to change, you have to be ruthless, even if the process will be painful.”

Hearing this, Emily's eyes became even more melancholy.

But in the end, he nodded silently and fell into Link's arms.

...

At night, the Hogwarts Express slowly slowed down and finally stopped at the platform of Hogsmeade Village.

Emily, who was half asleep and half awake, was also awakened by Link.

The two retrieved the luggage in the pocket of the Wuhen Stretching Curse, and got off from the special passage of the school manager's carriage together.

"Huh!~"

Emily took a deep breath, and a look of enjoyment appeared on her face, which made Link smile even more.

The cool evening breeze in early autumn, the humidity in the air and the fragrance of pine trees are indeed a great enjoyment for two people who have been on the train all day.

On the platform not far away, the students were still getting off one by one, the noise was extremely chaotic.

Compared with Link and Emily, their disembarkation process is not so comfortable.

They have to carry their heavy luggage to 'squirm' forward in the team.

This process is extremely difficult and conflicts and riots are very likely to break out, requiring the prefects to manage order.

Of course, this is the job of a new prefect like Hermione, and Link won't care about it.

"First graders come here... come here..."

A neat female voice came slowly from a distance, "Please first-year students come here to line up, all first-year students follow me."

Both Link and Emily looked towards the source of the voice, because the voice was obviously not Hagrid who was in charge of guiding new students in previous years.

In the darkness, a wobbly lantern was approaching Link and the others.

Through the light, it can be seen that many excited freshmen have gathered around the light.

"Where's Hagrid? Why did you even change the orientation of new students?"

Emily asked with a frown, looking very unhappy.

But she didn't really like Hagrid, that rude guy, and the reason why she asked the question was just to vent her emotions in the car before.

"I've already said that Hogwarts will change a lot this semester." Link said with a chuckle, "Let's not talk about that, let's go."

After speaking, Link took Emily's hand.

Emily didn't resist, and was led by Link to the dark street outside Hogsmeade station.

It is heard that there are about 100 Thestral carriages here, perhaps because it has just rained, and the hair of many Thestrals is wet.

A group of students had already arrived long before Link and the others.

At this moment, they were not in a hurry to get into the carriage, but were enthusiastic about introducing Thestrals to the second graders who entered school in a carriage for the first time.

But they obviously didn't have any good intentions, because their way of introduction was more like telling a horror story to scare people intentionally, they kept drawing the Thestrals in ghostly and ominous directions, and finally looked at the pale-faced juniors lol.

This is already one of the traditional entertainments for Hogwarts students.

Link and Emily would naturally not participate in such a boring activity.

They monopolized a carriage, waited for a while, and then followed the large group directly to Hogwarts Castle.

The carriages landed one by one.

Strangely, there is still no sign of Hagrid containing thestrals here, nor are there any other professors present to guide the students.

Fortunately, Cedric was more reliable. He quickly pulled a few prefects to maintain order and directed everyone to the castle.

After walking through a long section of grass, Link stepped on the steps with the large army into the foyer, and arrived at the auditorium amidst the echoing chaotic footsteps.

Compared with the changes along the way, the Hogwarts auditorium still maintains the appearance in Link's memory.

There are four long college dining tables full here, and the zenith is a pitch-black ceiling without stars and moons shining.

Candles were floating above the dining table, illuminating the silvery white ghosts dotted in the corners of the auditorium, and at the same time illuminating the excited auditorium of the students.

They were chatting happily, exchanging news about what happened during the summer vacation, greeting friends from other colleges loudly, and examining each other's new hairstyles and new clothes.

Link and Emily finally separated at the entrance of the auditorium, and returned to sit down at the long tables of their respective colleges.

As soon as Emily sat down, many Slytherins surrounded her.

They are all Slytherin prefects, and they can guess what it is even if they don't mention Link and Emily.

In this regard, how could Emily, who had just discussed cooperating with Link, agree, and nodded perfunctorily.

On Link's side, it's even more exaggerated.

As soon as Link appeared, the originally well-behaved Hufflepuffs all went crazy.

They all flocked to Link, frantically inquiring about the conflict between Link and Malfoy on the train just now.

Seeing this, Link was very helpless.

He is very clear that these people have already heard about the development of the whole thing through various other channels, and they may even have heard the magic version several times.

The reason why they still pester Link now is to listen to Link say it again in front of all the Slytherin members, so that they can feel proud.

Fortunately, Snape quickly dispelled the enthusiasm of these little badgers.

He didn't need to say anything at all, he just glanced at the chaotic Hufflepuff and others with his oppressive eyes, and those little badgers who were still in high spirits all sat back obediently own seat.

Such was Snape's prestige.

Or lethality.

Thanks to Snape, Link finally had a chance to look at the faculty seats.

And when he saw it, he happened to collide with someone's eyes.

It was a short, fat witch with short curly taupe hair and a very ugly pink bow that matched the pink cardigan she was wearing.

Dolores Umbridge, Senior Deputy Minister of Magic.

This is an old acquaintance.

Although due to Link's intervention, she didn't show much in Harry's trial as in the original book, but this did not affect her being sent to Hogwarts to carry out the counterattack plan as Fudge's confidant fact.

But what's interesting is that, according to the information returned by Percy, this Umbridge is far smarter than that shown in the original book.

At least her loyalty to Fudge didn't seem to be that loyal after seeing him fall to Barty Sr.

Link and Umbridge just stared at each other.

After a while, Umbridge nodded to Link, showing a tired and disgusting smile.

And at this moment, the door of the hall was pushed open again.

Professor McGonagall walked into the auditorium with a group of little wizards who were still in shock.

The sorting ceremony officially begins!